Campsite Delle Rose ***

A really lucky find, for overnight en route from Tuscany to South of France. After finding the Ventimiglia site closed we found our way to Delle Rose 20/30 min into the hills and how pleased we were. Friendly and accommodating reception. Beautiful surroundings. Level site. Facilities very good. Warm showers within charges. No complaints. I will put this site in my favourites for future use.

This was our first experience of an Italian campsite so have held back on submitting this review until we’d visited a couple of others to compare the standard. After coming here via a couple of excellent French sites it was a disappointment and similarly we’ve seen much better sites in Italy since our visit here. We knew the pool and bar restaurant wouldn’t be open in May but we weren’t expecting building work which created quite a large amount of noise during the day and general untidiness around the site. The pitches were small and the whole area was unkempt. It didn't look like much preparation had been done for the season and that most of the tidying up was being left until after the building work was completed. It looks like it has been really well run in the past at some stage but needs work to bring it back to a reasonable standard. Maybe things will have improved by high season. There was work going on to build more terraces at the back of the site and a lot of new planting was being done around the pool which should look very nice when completed. There is also a new entrance road which should alleviate some of the access problems reported in earlier reviews. The showers are very small and it required some ingenuity to keep clothes dry whilst showering but there was plenty of hot water. The rest of the facilities seemed inadequate for the number of ploits. The mens facilities were locked at one stage with no explanation and everyone had to use the womens. Staff were friendly. The overall experience wasn’t helped by our camper being invaded by ants whilst we were there. We bougtht ant powder and this helped keep them at bay. Wifi wasn’t great – only really got a reliable connection when sat at the side of the pool. Location is very good for exploration of this area and there’s a good walking path down to Isolabona. Information available and offered in the campsite on the local area was none existent. We really liked the 25km cycle path (road really) from Ospedaletti to San Lorenzo, which has been created along the old railway line, which was smooth and well used and a great way to see the coast. The campsite was quiet (not many guests) except for the explosion of croaking frogs in the hillside above (not a problem) and the previously mentioned building noise – pneumatic drill was the worst! We got a reasonable sized pitch but many of the others were small..

Casmping Delle Rose has a fabulous swimming pool and toilet facilities; the showers are adequate and well decorated in mosaic but would be better with hooks to hang articles on etc. The pitches are of a reasonable size with electric hook, water has to be collected from the washing area, a few water stand pipes would be appreciated. A good place to stay if visiting the Italian and French Riviera's. The family who run Delle Rose were friendly and helpful. A short video I have made can be seen on YouTube "Camping Delle Rose"

Beware this campsite is not ready for occupation. Both motorhomes bottomed on the access road and all pitches are difficult to get on to, luckily no damage for us but we saw plenty of eveidence of damaged caravans and one poor guy lost part of his bumper. The facilities are badly thought out and allthough the showers are new they are less than 1 sqm and very difficult to use without soaking everything. The emptying facilities are poor and incomplete. The hookups are very poor. The area is lovely the wifi works and the welcome friendly but maybe leave it for this year.